[SML] OSHA Site

[Stephen Rees]

Sometimes going just a rung or so up the admin ladder gets better
results. Congrats!
Steve

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Scott R. Henkels via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> I know this is a bit random perhaps, but I just want to give a shout out to
> any OSHA folks listening and a reminder that lots of useful information
> exists at OSHA.gov
>
> We've recently had our studio theatre space give us fits and starts with
> significant temperature and humidity swings.  After a good 12-14 months of
> discussions with our Facilities Management about the issue, we were, well...
> pretty peeved.  We had one complete floor of Masonite already replaced at
> our cost and starting to have major issues with its replacement.  Cast,
> crews, workers were having issues with high humidity and high temperatures.
> Store-bought gauges were reading up to 87% humidity and high 70d
> temperatures.  Our Facilities folks were insistent that nothing could
> possibly be wrong.
>
> A check at the OSHA site gave Recommendations for interior humidity and
> temperature ranges for safe working conditions.
>
> An email was sent to our on campus Environmental Health and Safety Office.
>
> Hours later the Director of Facilities was on site with technicians taking
> readings of their own.  The next day HVAC experts were brought in... and
> after a few days of on/off heat/AC cycling things have settled to normal.
>
> Back to your regularly scheduled programming.  And, thank you OSHA website
> and ESHO Office.
>
> Scott Henkels
> TD University Theatre, University of Oklahoma
>
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